Many Upstate families are dealing with costly plumbing repairs after freezing temperatures have frozen and broken pipes.

Many Upstate families are dealing with costly plumbing repairs after freezing temperatures have frozen and broken pipes.

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Updated: 6:14 AM EST Jan 9, 2014

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WEBVTT most of thursday. partly to mostly cloudy the first part of the day with cloudy skies by late afternoon. there's a slight and friday and then near 60 by the weekend. SEAN IS LIVE IN WITH HOW THIS COLD IS AFFECTING THE PIPES MANY UPSTATE FAMILIES ARE ALSO DEALING WITH BROKEN PIPES AND COSTLY REPAIRS. "Have the pipes actually frozen yet. Have they busted" MORE THAN 100 CALLS HAVE POURED IN AT DIPPLE PLUMBING. AS WATER. POURS OUT OF CRACKED PIPES. AROUND THE UPSTATE. PLUMBERS TELL US THAT UNINSULATED PIPES. DON'T STAND A CHANCE AGAINST SINGLE DIGIT TEMPERATURES. THE FOLKS AT DIPPLE TELL US THIS IS ONLY THE 3RD TIME IN 30 YEARS THEY'VE SEEN THINGS GET THIS BAD. AND REPAIRS LIKE THIS.. ARE COSTLY. "Have the pipes actually frozen yet. Have they busted" MORE THAN 100 CALLS HAVE POURED IN AT DIPPLE PLUMBING. AS WATER. POURS OUT OF CRACKED PIPES. AROUND THE UPSTATE. PLUMBERS TELL US THAT UNINSULATED PIPES. DON'T STAND A CHANCE AGAINST SINGLE DIGIT TEMPERATURES. THE FOLKS AT DIPPLE TELL US THIS IS ONLY THE 3RD TIME IN 30 YEARS THEY'VE SEEN THINGS GET THIS BAD. AND REPAIRS LIKE THIS.. ARE COSTLY. SOT- Chuck Dipple/ Owner Dipple's Plumbing 13:26:28 a lot of people still frozen need to turn water off immediately before they leave the house because when water thaws out will most likely have broken pipe and then a flood AND THE AREA THAT MOST PEOPLE DON'T THINK ABOUT IS THE GARAGE. MR DIPPLE RECOMMENDS PUTTING A SAFE HEATER WITH AN AUTOMATIC SHUT OFF SWITCH IN THE GARAGE. WHEN WE DIP DOWN TO SINGLE DIGITS SEAN MUSERALLO...LIVE IN GREENVILLE.

Weather causing frozen, broken pipes in Upstate

Many Upstate families are dealing with costly plumbing repairs after freezing temperatures have frozen and broken pipes.